Oh- I am sure- The French and Russians both have interests in Iraq and have for a long time. It was Russian tanks and SCUDS we were up against in the first Gulf War and the French were the ones building the nuke reactor the Isrealis blew up in 81'. But they were not the ones who stopped us from taking Baghdad and kicking out Sadaam. We never had any intention of doing that.
But they were not the ones who stopped us from taking Baghdad and kicking out Sadaam. Who knows whose opinions Bush Sr was wary of upsetting when he called an early cease fire; the Arabs ? , the Europeans? the American left? all the "allies"? But yea , I guess you cant blame the frogs for that. OTOH, theyve been a real pain in the butt since then.